Orange Cranberry Cookies
I call these "don't break my heart" Orange Cranberry Cookies mostly because they are cookies baked in the shape of a heart and it's just cute to add a little spin on a cookie name. These Orange Cranberry cookies make a great cookie to add to your Christmas Cookie collection or to make throughout the year even Valentine's Day!
Prep Time1 hour hr
Cook Time14 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 14 minutes mins
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Butter, Christmas, cookie
Servings: 72
Calories: 53kcal
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a couple of baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside. Add butter, orange zest and sugars to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat ingredients until smooth. About 3 minutes.
In another mixing bowl combine flour, salt, and baking powder together. Combine well using a whisk. Add dry ingredients to the butter mixture a little at a time alternating with the eggs. Continue to alternate between the flour mixture and eggs .
Add the juice crystals and continue alternating between adding the flour and eggs. Add more juice crystals if needed. Add the cranberries and finish mixing until the mixture resembles a dough. If needed you can remove from stand mixer and finish combining ingredients manually on the counter.
Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes. Roll out dough into sheets ¼ inch thick and using a cookie cutter, preferably hearts ( 😊 ), cut out hearts and place them on the cookie sheet carefully. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool. Store in air-tight container or freeze.
Serving: 1 | Calories: 53kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 34mg | Sugar: 3g